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Company making me work weekends and evenings
Hi really need advice, working for a company where I work over the phone selling product. Before COVID 19 I was Was full time working weekdays one weekday off and working Saturday’s full time. Since Covid 19 they make me work only Saturdays Sunday’s and 2 week night evenings. I have children going back to school I asked if…
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Left in the lurch
Hi all, I hope you are keeping well. Let me first of all preface this by saying I am aware how lucky
I am to still have a job and I do not take that fact for granted. With that being said, in the past 3 months, my team of 3
(myself, my manager and one other), has become a team of 1 (me). Both other
team members went on…
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Employer
, I have been on furlough since march my employer has got new staff while I'm on furlough, what he calls his covid cleaners which I understand but my question is can he make us redundent and then keep his new staff.
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Unemployed period
What is most people have been unemployed until they find a suitable position? I use to work as a facilities assistant in a legal firm in London, until my health issues got so worse. I always wish to find an employer, in legal firms who can understand my health issues, be considerate, and hopefully give me a position to my…
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Work is affecting my mental health
I work at a large care home and have worked all the way through lockdown except for 14 days at the beginning of lockdown when I had to self isolate as a precaution. I have never taken time off sick in the 5 years I've worked here but recently I have been struggling to cope. I've found myself snapping at family, friends and…
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Off sick and resigning
I have been off sick for 2 weeks with work related stress and have 2 weeks remaining of my sick note. I raised a grievance with my employers due to how i was being treated. I was due a meeting to discuss these issues, and in the meantime had a phone interview for another job (i had been looking before going off sick) and…
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NHS - verbally accepted job but invited to interview for other NHS role
Hi. I've recently verbally accepted a Medical Secretary role within NHS and awaiting my pre-employment checks (so no unconditional offer yet). However, just been invited to other interview (as applied for a couple) within NHS for my much preferred job. I am guessing it would be ok to go ahead with this interview as no…
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NHS Admin/Office Jobs - application advice
Hi all, like many other people in this country, I was made redundant at the end of June. I was fortunate enough to receive a decent redundancy package, as my employment was previously bordering on a constructive dismissal case due my employers outsourcing parts of my role during lockdown/when I was off on furlough. But I'd…
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When will my J.S.A come in?
Hello, I have recently claimed jobseeker’s allowance and was just curious as to when i would get my first payment? I received a p45 form in the mail last week [21/08/2020]?
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Covid and employment Bonus
Good Day to all, I am one of the unfortunate Crew members working on a ship. My normal contract is 3 months on/3 months off. It is stipulated in my contract that should i be extended for any reason, I am entitled to a 50% bonus. I have had to extend my contract by a further 3 months (6 months in total). I have a union, and…
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Job Relocation
Hi, my employer want open another warehouse 20 miles away from my current place. They have been looking for volunteers to move there but unfortunately not many people applied. I have been invited to a meeting with head of department last week and been informed that I have been chosen due to my skillset to go there. That…
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Accruing holiday pay
were i work they are trying to say I need to accrue holiday pay before taking it. I work 40hrs over 5 days and they pay the minimum of 28 days, I also thought accruing was only in your first year of employment. Now I'm off end September and they won't pay any holiday pay even though I have 7 days left. Surely this can't be…
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Part-time Teacher - Bank Holiday Entitlement?
Hi All My wife is a secondary school teacher who works four days (with Mondays being her day off). She hasn't seen anything in her contract, or anything from her school, about what she is entitled to regarding public holidays which fall on her days off (e.g. Bank Holidays). Does anyone have experience of what she should…
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Unpaid holiday and job relocation
My son has been employed by a garage as a mechanic since he was 16 part time. He is now 19. The garage has changed hands in the past year but my son was taken on full-time after completely his college course. My son struggles with being on time, he has a sleep problem, and wasn't so much of an issue when living at home, as…
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Seems the most appropriate category
Answered thanks - couldn't find the delete button :-(
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Accrued holiday payment through PAYE or separate
How does accrued leave that one couldnt take before employment termination is payed, through PAYE or separate?
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Changes to employment contract
Need some advice. My employer had a meeting today with everyone, where we were told that overtime rate will now be just normal pay and were given a contract to sign. Supposedly we've only got until this Friday to sign it. Employer couldn't answer questions about how signing a new contract would affect people's existing…
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Post maternity
Just after some advice for my oh. She was just to finish paid maternity back in July. Unfortunately due to covid we couldn't secure a nursery space for out baby so she got In touch wither her employer. At this time all the staff were on furlough, Her manager initially said she would like to furlough her but later changed…
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Freelancer - constructive dismissal?
I am a freelance developer who has recently been executing a 3-month software development project for an owner of a small business. I had no formal contract of employment, just agreement of the project over text messages. We are two-thirds through the project, and I have delivered four fully functional proof-of-concept…
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What is a reasonable request
My employer has made my role redundant. I have been offered another role several tiers down and for significantly less money. I’m thinking of taking the role to keep me going as my redundancy pay out is not great but I know they will want me to use my knowledge and skills for tasks I used to do. Can I refuse to do these ad…
